title: Cortical subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome after elective triplet cesarean delivery.
abstract: Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes (RCVS) comprise a group of disorders characterized by prolonged, but reversible vasoconstriction of the cerebral arteries, usually associated with acute-onset, severe, recurrent headaches, with or without additional neurological signs and symptoms. Various complications of this condition have been observed, such as cortical subarachnoid hemorrhages (cSAH), intracerebral hemorrhages, reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy, ischaemic strokes and transient ischaemic attacks. It is important to include RCVS in thunderclap headache differential diagnosis and among non-aneurismatic subarachnoid hemorrhage causes. In the past years, thanks to the major diffusion of new diagnostic tools such as magnetic resonance, computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography, RCVS have been demonstrated to be more frequent than previously thought. We report an illustrative case of a woman affected by a small cSAH, associated to RCVS, after elective triplet cesarean delivery. To our knowledge, this is the first case of cSAH associated to RCVS after a triplet pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. beatricealbano@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Albano
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Sette
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roccatagliata
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Primavera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D020301:Vasospasm, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology